Epson Stylus COLOR 1160 Printer Basics - Page 21

Selecting Printer Software Settings, Choose

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If you click the print icon on your application's tool bar instead of selecting Print from the File menu, you may not get the option to change the printer software settings before printing. Selecting Printer Software Settings Once you click Properties, you see your printer software Properties dialog box. The most important thing to remember is to set the correct Media Type for the paper you're using. The Media Type setting affects the other options you can choose. If necessary, click the Main tab to display the settings shown below: Select the type of paper you loaded Select the Ink color Select Automatic mode Select faster or higher-quality printing, or in-between Click OK Make the following settings on the Properties dialog box: s Choose the Media Type you're printing on (click the arrow button to scroll through the list). If you're not sure which setting to select, see page 35. s Set the Ink option to Color to print a color document. To print a black text document, click Black. 16

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If you click the print icon on your application’s tool bar instead
of selecting Print from the File menu, you may not get the
option to change the printer software settings before printing.
Selecting Printer Software Settings
Once you click
Properties
, you see your printer software Properties dialog box.
The most important thing to remember is to set the correct Media Type for the paper
you’re using. The Media Type setting affects the other options you can choose. If
necessary, click the
Main
tab to display the settings shown below:
Make the following settings on the Properties dialog box:
Choose the
Media Type
you’re printing on (click
the arrow button to scroll through the list). If you’re
not sure which setting to select, see page 35.
Set the Ink option to
Color
to print a color
document. To print a black text document, click
Black
.
Select faster or higher-quality
printing, or in-between
Select the type of paper you loaded
Select Automatic mode
Select the Ink color
Click OK